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The Local
Elected Officials (LEO) from each of the nine counties of
the Eastern Carolina Local Area namely Carteret, Craven, Duplin,
Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne comprise
the Eastern Carolina Job Training Consortium. The Consortium
has designated the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development
Board, Inc. to receive the WIA Title I funds. However, it
still retains its fiscal responsibility over these funds and
has the option to designate another entity to receive the
grant. In addition to its fiscal responsibility, the individual
counties of the consortium make appointments and elect the
members of the Workforce Development Board (WDB). The relationship
between the LEO and the WDB is critical in establishing the
local vision, providing leadership, agreeing on performance
measures for the local workforce system and conducting on-going
oversight of the local board’s activities. The LEO also serves
as liaison to the other local elected officials and in a broker
role among state/local policy-makers or one-stop partners.
In conjunction
with the local board, the LEOs will connect with the Governor/Commission
on rapid response issues and negotiate performance measures.
The following Chief Elected
Officials (CEO) make up the Eastern Carolina Job Training
Consortium:
Carteret
County
Wade Nelms, Chief Elected Official
John Langdon, Alternate CEO
Craven
County
Johnnie Sampson, Jr., Chief Elected Official
Harold Blizzard, Alternate CEO
Duplin
County
David G. Fussell, Sr., Chief Elected Official
Mike Aldridge, Alternate CEO
Greene
County
Bennie Heath, Chief Elected Official
Don Davenport, Alternate CEO
Jones
County
Joseph Wiggins, Chief Elected Official and Consortium Chair
Franky Howard, Alternate CEO
Lenoir
County
George W. Graham, Jr., Chief Elected Official
Mike Jarman, Alternate CEO
Onslow
County
Barbara Ikner, Chief Elected Official
Davis Smitherman, Alternate CEO
Pamlico
County
Christine Mele, Chief Elected Official
Tim Buck, Alternate CEO
Wayne
County
Atlas Price, Chief Elected Official
Lee Smith, Alternate CEO
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